Strainer system



Dec. 12, 1944. N. E. BRICE STRAINER SYSTEM Filed July 22, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet .1

NOFZMAN E. EIZICE INVENTOR.

' ATTORNEY.

Dec. 12, 1944. N. E. BRICE STRAINER SYSTEM 1 Filed July 22, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 NOIZMAN E. E f2lCE INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 12, 1944 Norman E. Brice, Millburn, N.

1., assignor to The i Permutit Company, N ew York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application July 22, 1941, Serial No. 403,505 6 Claims. (01. 210-171) This invention relates to a strainer system for a tank; and it comprises two members forming :a header, complementary notches in each of said members, a plurality of tubes adjacent the lower. portion of the tank, each tube having one end located in one notch of one of said members and in a complementary notch of the other member, means for clamping'said two members together with said tubes therebetween, fluid distributing means on said tubes, and a passage for liquid extending from said header to the outside of the tank, all as more fully described hereinafter and as claimed.

In recent years there have come into use for the treatment of water organic cation exchange p exchange capacity,

materials, such as sulfonated coal, charged with I either hydrogen or. sodium ions. In using these materials, the ,water' to be treated is usually passed downwardly through a bedof the material in granulari'orm whereby the cations in the water are, exchanged for the cations with which the material had been charged. Upon exhaustion of the exchange capacity of the material the bed is cleansed of impurities and re-graded by a backwash operation, 1. e. through the bed at a relatively high rate. Thereupon the bed is regenerated by passing through it, usually-in a downward direction, the dilute solution of a regenerant, sulfuric acid or the like-when the exchangeable cation is hydrogen, or sodiumchloride when the exchangeable cation is sodium. Finally, the bed is rinsed free of the waste products of the regeneration process and of excess regenerant by a flow of water to waste, usually in a downward direction,

an upward flow of water hydrogen ions is that were made of steel, cast regeneration of the generant will not pass uniformly through the bed, bringing about premature exhaustion ofcertain portions of the bed and non-uniform emciency of the treating process. In rinsing cation exchange materials charged with hydrogen ions subsequent to regeneration it is important that thematerials be freed very thoroughly of excess regenerant since otherwise the water initially sent to use would contain any excess regenerating acid left in the bed at the end of the rinse step. Emcient and thorough rinsing of the bed without waste of the cation however, is only possible with effective distribution and collection of the rinse water.

Anotherproblem arising from the use of or: ganic cation exchange materials charged with the treated water is of an acid character, containing hydrochloric, sulfuric and carbonic acid in amounts depending upon the chloride, sulfate and carbonate content of the water prior .to treatment, and that the dilute solution of an acid, usually sulfuric acid, is used as a regenerant. These acids would, in short order, destroy the tank containing the exchange material as well as the strainer system if they materials which have been employed with en- 3 tirely satisfactory resultsin the use of cation whereupon the bed. of cation exchange material isin condition for the quantit of water. I

Formerly, only inorganic materials charged with sodium or-other. metallic ions were employed for the treatment of water by ion exchange. These materials, represented by synthetically produced sodium aluminum silicates, processed glaucon'iteetc, were of such nature that a bed of them in granular form oilered aptreatment of a further achieved is shown in the preciable resistance to the flow of; water so that the bed itself was eilective in tributing the flow of waterand ,regenerant through the bed.

The new organic cation exchange materials, however, differs from the aforesaid inorganic materials in that a bed of the :organic materials in granular form offers relatively little re-- sistance to the flow of liquid, Therefore, unless special precautions are taken, the water and re- .nniformly 1115- I attack by dilute acids.

exchange materials charged with sodium ions.

It is an object of this invention to provide a strainersystem which will, with great uniformity, collect water and regenerant from a bed of ion exchange material and distribute backwash water through such bed. provide an eflicient, simple and inexpensive strainer system which is not subject to corrosive The manner in which the aforesaid objects are appended drawings in which:

Fig. l is a plan view, partly in section along line i--I of Fig. 2, of a strainer system according to my invention;

Fig( 2 is an elevation, partly in section along line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a section of the header, on a larger scale, taken along line 3-3 of Fig, 1;,

Fig. 4 is a section along line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an elevation of another form of my invention, partly in section along line .55 of Fig. 6; and

Fig. 6 is a section along line 8-6 of Fig. 5.

bed, thus resulting in poor iron, brass and bronze,-

Another object is to 1 the tank ||l through pipe l3.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the form of my invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4, an upright cylindrical steel tank Ill with'a dished bottom H has a flange |2 secured to the bottom, as by welding l3. The top |4 of the tank is provided with aflange l5. The entire inside of tank I is covered with a rubber lining l6 which extends through and around the flanges l2 and I5. The rubber lining 3 l5, advantageously in theform of relatively soft rubber sheets vulcanized to the'steel of tank It, thus effectively protects the steel against the corrosive action of any' liquid contained by the tank. A pipe I1 is connected, toflange |2 by bolts (not shown) screwed into tapped holes l3. Another pipe I9 is similarly connected to flange |5.I

A bottom member is provided with semicircular notches 2| and an opening 22 in cornmunication with an opening 23 in flange l2. There are additional small notches 24 in the lower face of member 23. The member 20 is advantageously made as an iron casting entirely coveredwith a soft rubber lining25. A top member 26 is juxtaposedto member vided with semi-circular notches 21 complementary to the notches 2| in member 20. The top member is likewise preferablyan iron casting covered with a soft rubber lining 28.

Radially extending pipes 30 and 3| .each have one end located in a notch 2| of member 20 and the complementary notch 21 of member25. The pipes 30 terminate in tees 32 nected pipes 33. The pipes 3| are provided with crosses 34 to which are connected pipes'35. The free ends of pipes 3|, 33 and are capped as shown at 35. Pipes 30 and 3| are bent to conform to the contour of the dished bottom H, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Pipes 33 and 35 are bent to the shape of sections of rings concentric with the axis of tank H), as shown in Fig. 1. Pipes 30, 3|, 33 and 35 are provided on their lower side with perforations 31. Pipes 30, 3|, 33 and 35, preferably made of hard rubber. v

Members 20 and 25 are fastened to flange |2 by studs 40 and nuts 4|, advantageously made of stainless steel, whereby the ends of pipes 30 and 3| are securely held in their respective notches 2| and 21. The soft rubber linings 25 and 28 extending over the notches 2| and 21, respectively, besides protecting th cast iron of members 20 and 26 againstflcorrosion, perform the additional functions of acting as gasketing.

means and as cushions preventing any cracking of the relatively brittle hard rubber ofpipes 33 and 3|. A gasket 42, shown between member 20' and flange I2, is not essential since the soft rubber lining itself is capable of acting as Basket. The nuts 4| and the exposed ends of studs 40 are protected by hard rubber caps 43 screwed on the ends of studs 40 and seating on rubber gaskets 45.

In this manner no metal is exposed to direct contact with liquid within tank It. If desired, additional thin soft rubber gaskets (not shown) may be placed between the contact surfaces of 20 and pro tees 32, crosses 34 and caps 33 are any ' tank through the venting'the formation of a. stagnant pool at that advantageously distrib ted by a suitable bution system which, however, hasnot been shown in the drawings since it forms no part of my invention.) The water passes downwardly through the bed 45' and the gravel layer 44,and is collected uniformly over the entire area of the openings 31 in the mesh-work formed by "pipes 3|), 3|, 33 and 35. The water then enters the header formed by the juxtaposed members 20 and 25 and is discharged through openings 22 and '23, and pipe'l1. The small -notches 24 form additional outlets for the space initank I0 below theflpipes stand 31, thus prepoint. In the st e f ow s he am 1nI kwa ns t fe n w he fps of regeneratin a d rinsing as in normal service, while n h ,d p s ed c m modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6, a horizontalcylindrical tank Bottom members 53, 6| andto whichfiare conin Figs. 1 to 4.

change material. rosivc attack by the has in its lower portion three flanges 5|, 52 and 53, and in its top portion a'flange 54. The tank 50, including said flanges, is covered on thein side with a soft rubber lining 55. To flanjtei.u; flan e i -"5 8.

isconnected a pipe 53, andjto 53 is connected aheader'piece 51. spective top members 53, Stand 55 form headers attached, respectively, 53. The members ,WJBI and 32 are of similar construction as member instead of .being round, rows held in notches notches 53 of the bottom members.

The tubes 55,p ovided with foratipns '13, are made to conform to vthe Themernbers 63,

members 63, 64

curvature of tank 50, as shown.

Operation of 5 and 6 is the same asthat of the system shown In both forms of my invention disclosed herein water and regenerant are uniformly collected or distributed. respectively, over the entire bottom area of the tank, thus'insurin uniformly distributed flow through the bed of cation ex- No metal is exposed to corwell as the cast iron being completely lined with soft rubber, the studs and nuts being protected by hardrubber caps, the strainer system being made of hard rubber. The system-is simple and inexpensive in manufacture, andv eillcient and troublefree in prolonged use.

While I have shown what I consider preferred forms, modifications may be made without demembers 20 and 26, and around the ends of pipes material.

In normal service water to be treated enters (This water is 44 is placed over it which parting from the spirit of my invention, and reference is, therefore, made to the appended claims for a definition of the scope of my invention; What I claim is:

1. A liquid treatment structure comprising a tank having a bottom, and a strainer system which comprises two members forming a header,

complementary notches in each of said members, a plurality of perforated tubes each having one s 23, previously described and the members 53, 64. and65 are similar to. member 25, except that they are of oblong shape 7 of tubes 55 being |i1v of the top members and 330559 and perof hard'rubber and bent 5| and 62 with the respective and 65 are held/together and: fastened to flanges5l," 52 and 53,. respectively,-

notches 61 andjill. Over placed a layer of; gravel 12 supporting a bed of cation exchange material the modification shown in Figs.

liquids, the. steel, tank as bottom, and top members 2,304,775 3 end located in one notch of one of said members centrally located in the bottom 01 the tank, two and in a complementary notch or the other memrubber lined iron castings juxtaposed to form 9. her, a flange in the bottom of the tank means for eader, complementary notches in each of said fastemng said members to said flange and for cas gs, a plurality of perforated hard rubber securely holding said tubes in their respective 5 tubes adjacent the dished bottom and bent to notches, and a ge extending from said conform to the contour of the bottom, each tube header through said flange. aving one end located in one notch of one or which comprises two rubber lined castings juxtal0 castings to said flange and for securely holding a a v the cylindrical portion of the tank, a header rubber lined iron castings juxtaposed to form a e in opposite sides having one end located in one notch of one of member, means for clamping said W0 members said tubes in their respective notches, and a pasid ent s u ture or claim 5.

sage for hquid extending from said header each or said members being an iron casting lined through said flange. withrelatively soft rubber, and said perforated 4. A liquid treatment structure comprising an 4 tubes b61118 of hard l upright cylindrical tank having a dished bottom, NORMAN E. BRICE.

and a strainer system which comprises a flange 

